Construction defects: actions.

Existing law specifies the requirements for actions for construction defects and includes a nonadversarial procedure for the parties to resolve the dispute. Existing law requires, as part of this nonadversarial procedure, a builder who elects to inspect a claim of unmet building standards to meet certain requirements for the inspection. This bill would require that an inspection for purposes of the above-described provisions be conducted by a person who is licensed as a contractor with a license that applies to the field and scope in which the person is conducting the inspection and issuing his or her inspection findings or report.